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Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
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PROMINENT PERSONS.


General Grants widow visits the tomb in
Riverside Park every Sunday.
Roswell p. Flower has been quite i'll for
some days, but is now recovering,
A recent convert to esoteric Buddhism is
Mrs. Celia Thaxter: the artist and poet.
Lady Habberton, the London dress re-
former, is coming to the United States.
Prof. Bell is devoting all of his spare
time to pcrfecting q machine for talking to
deaf mutcs. ~
Mrs. N. p. Willis, widow of the poet
and essayist, will take house in Washington
for the winter. .......
Ex-senator Yale, of Connecticut, is charged
with having missappropriated 100000, as
treasurer of Wallingford company.
Postmaster General Villas is quoted as ex-
pressing the belief that telegraphy will ulti-
mately form part of our postal system.
BY the marriage Of Senator Hawley the
number of widowers in the upper house of
congress is reduced to three. They are SEN
ators Gibson, Voorhees, and Beck.
John w. Young, Brigham Youngs eldest
son, is said to be successful business man
and shrewd builder of railroads in Utah
Territory He has only three wives.
MIR. Peter Hademan Burnett, the first
American governor of California, has lately
completed his eighteth year. He lives in
San Francisco and enjoys capital health
Mayor Hewitt of New York is hard
worker. He declines dozens of invitations to
dine out and to address meetings every week,
in order that he may attend to the duties of
his office.
w. X. Vanderbilt is bringing home with
him from Scotland bag-piper, and the New
York custom authorities are questioning
whether to let him land as an artist, or send
him home under the contract labor restrc-
tion law.
Mr. Blaine mas been having his portrait
painted in Paris by the famous artist Healy,
many modern European celebrities. Some
weeks ago MIR. Healy called on MIR. Blaine
and asked the Maine statesman to grant him
few sittings. Mr. Blaine consented and the
portrait will soon be finished. Healy says
that Mr.. Blaine has nose especially fitted
for caricature, and the most peculiar droop-
ing of the mouth he has ever seen.
w. Byrd Page, Of Philadelphia, tine cham
pion high jumper of the world, will retire
from the athletic field after two more public
exhibitions His absolutely farewell jumps
will occur at the meeting of the Baltimore
athletic club next month"; and at the inter
collegiate sports next spring. MIR. Page is in
the postgraduate department of the univer
sty of Pennsylvania, and is devoting him
self to the study of electricity. Though he
intends to retire from active competition in
athletics, he says he will always be ready to
defend his championship against any rival.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

kiralfy's Dolores continues to attract
large audiences ut Boyds. Last evening the
crowd exceeded that of any previous evening.
and the frequency of the applause attcstcd to
the satisfaction of the performance.
AT THE GRAND.
Seven years have elapsed since G.. L. Smith
appeared in this city. He played in the piece
produced at the Grand opera house last night
to "a small audience in the old Academy of
Music. Last evening 1900 people witnessed
the performance.
calvin Josliu' is a dramatic crazy y-quilt. II
is something of everything and not very much
of anything All the melo dramatic situations
which have figured in the Bowcry since that
place first delighted the gods have been
planted In it, And they have grown. too, and
are now in the enjoyment of mature but
rather chestnutty vrility. Davis, for ten
years, has been condemned as an actor, and
the condemnation has been merited. But his
audiences laugh, yell. roar and call him be-
fore the curtain at the end of every act. He
may be no actor, but his work is appreciated
aud has brought him thousands. Last night,
it was greeted with thundcrs of applause.
The setting of the piece required several of
Davis own drops and wings and these were
very beautiful, notably the new Brooklyn
bridge at night Mr. Davis principal support
is Miss Wayland who has been seen here be-
fore in "Storm Beaten Though disposed
to mouth considerably, she is yet pains
taking and successful actress.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
RAILROAD NOTES.

II has at length been officially announced
that the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific fast
train will commence to run ON the 18th OF
this month. II will leave Chicago at 7:30 in
the evening reaching Omaha sixteen hours
later or at II 30 o'clock the next day. The
train will leave this city ut o'clock IN the
afternoon reaching Chicago Mt 5 o'clock next
morning.
There was meeting yesterday OF tho
passenger and ticket agents of the Nebraska
lines at the B. q Nj. headquarters, but no
business of an important nature was trans
acted.
Yesterday the reduction in the sleeping car
rate from Kansas City and Council Bluffs to
Los Angeles. to sl2 30 went into effect. Tho
rate to San Francisco remains at Sl4.
MEETING OF FREIGHT AGENTS.
An important meeting of freight agents
representing lines in Kansas and Nebraska
are holding secret sessions at one Of tho
hotels in the city for the purpose OF regulat-
ing the freight rates as il effects these two
states. The gentlemen were in session all
day yesterday, and late into the night What
they did is known only to themselves, but it
will be given to the public as soon as they
complete their work, which may require
some days to do. The following lines are
represented; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fc,
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska, Union Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, st. Louis & San Francisco,
Southern Kansas, Fort Scott and Gulf st.
Joseph and Grand Island, Burlington & Mis-
souri, River and Fremont & Elkhorn Valley.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

proposition was among the forty sub
mitted to the controller. and his view
OF it is thus expressed: "The PROPOSE
tion to substitute state. county and mu-
nicipal securities for United States
bonds US basis of circulation is
subject to the fatal objection
that the power to accept some and re-
ject others among those securities
would have to be lodged somewhere.
and as its exercise would incidentally
raise and deprcss the prices OF such Sc
curities, it would be dangerous to adopt
any scheme involving the confding of
such power to any official or any board. :"
The force of this obie ction is obvious.
and will doubtless be conclusive against
any such measure as Senator Farw ell
proposes.
Other methods suggested are to re-
quire the deposit of gold and silver as II
basis Of circulation; to do away with the
note issuing function of the banks:
sto increase the Inducements
for the banks to deposit United
States bonds; to provide for continue
ance of the present or some modified
system by new issue of bonds, and to
allow the banks to issue circulation upon
their general credit without requiring
specific security to be deposited. The
first of these the controller dismisses
from consideration as containing no in
ducement either to the public or to the
banks to adopt it, and the second is OBJ
jectionable on the ground that the con-
stitutional authority of congress to char
ter banks that do not issue currency is
questionable. AS to the proposition to
make the holding of bonds more profit
able to the banks, the objection is
made that it would not be to
the public interest to do So. The
proposition to make new issue
of bonds specifically as basis of circu-
lation is dismissed as in contravention
of the settled policy of congress. Only
in the plan of allowing the circ ulation to
rest upon the general credit of the
banks does the controller find an v merit.
| and this is the one which would be very
likely to encounter the strongest and
most general popular opposition.
hO NOhSiuolou VI Vic COultOllcF Is
that no substitute yet proposed for the
present basis Of national bank circula-
tion is sufficiently free from objection to
be adopted, and this statement forcibly
| indicates the difficulties that beset
this important question. There is for
tunately no immediate urgency for leg
islation, as the four per cent bonds of
| the government available as basis OF
circulation have still twenty years to
run, in which time, as the controller of
the currency suggests, no doubt some
thing acceptable will be devised, but
the question is one to be kept in mind.
AS relief from the inconveniences of
the existing law the controller suggests
that it would be both safe and wise to
reduce the minimum amount OF bonds to
be kept on deposit.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

cipal man is notorious as an anti-Chinese
agitator who contributed a great deal of
thunder aud blood' rant TO the disturbance
two years ago at Puget sound. His name is
George Nenable Smith; he claims to be
lawyer, but is unfit for any useful thing
in this world, is too lazy and
too worthless to work at anything,
is professional "agitator," aud
nuisance generally. Having neither
spirit, purpose, ability nor industry to accom-
plish anything for himself, he proposes a
scheme for taking care of everybody else
q scheme for the reconstruction and enrich
ment of society. 1t, is astonishing that so
shallow a quack should succeed in duping
anybody. But of course his "colony" scheme
can't last long. He has lived upon it during
two years past, and in much better style
than he has been accustomed to; but "ethical
culture" Is no substitute for labor, and the
philosopher Of Port Angeles will soon drop
again through the seat of his trousers.
We remarked day or two ago and
would insist upon it, that persons who
think seriously of joining the colony
should investigate thoroughly before
making long, expensive and tedious
journey. If it is not fraud an investi-
cation of the matter can do no harm,
while if it is fraud, it will save both
time and money.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
Investigate Anyway.

The Port Angeles cooperative colony
is now reported by its travelling lee
turer and organizer to be one of the
largest and most novel things off of
wheels, on earth. The BEE, in eau
tioning its readers to be wary of any of
the evangelists who insist upon it being
the earthly haven of rest and enjoy
ment, based its remarks solely upon the
editorial statements of the Portland +,
Ore, Oregoaion, of November 10. That
paper, without gloves and apparently
familiar with the subject which
it treated, denounced the colony as u
swindle. 1t went far enough to say'that
the entire scheme was such an impudent
and extravagant fraud that people who
had been gulled by its projectors did
not care to admit that they had been so
numerically aeeced, and accordingly
did not expose the methods by which
suckers were carefully taken in.
The BEE knows nothing positive
concerning the colony. Mr.. Near
die, who draws salary as
lecturer upon the sub
ject, writes us that the Oregonidn is
guilty of uttering base falsehoods in
condemning the outfit and denouncing
it as fraud. This may be true.
The Orcgonidn concludes scathing
editorial upon the subject in the follow
ing vigorous manner:
1t Is but just TO the people Of the middle
west to say that the founders of Port Angeles
colony have neither the confidence nor re
spect of the people of this coast The Prin
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
The National Banks.

The question of providing way for
continuing the national banking system,
assuming it to be the desire of major
ity of the people and OF their rrepresenta-
tives in congress that it shall be con-
tinued, may not be Immediately urgent,
but it is one of very great importance
and must in time command the serious
attention Of congress. Tho controller
of the currency in his annual report
states that more than forty plans for a
new basis Of circulation have been pro-
posed, and in discussing them he does
not find a single one to be entirely prac-
ticaSle. 1t is reported from Washing
ton that Senator Farwell of Illinois
will introduce bill TO perpetuate the
banking system, providing that in
lieu of registered bonds OF the United
States any banking association organ
lied under the national system may
transfer and deliver to the treasurer OF
the United States any state or municipal
bonds, or any first mortgage railroad
bonds upon which interest has been
promptly paid and where market OF
cash value is equal to or greater than
their par value, and which bear not les.
than four per cent interest. A similar
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
My Boy Still.

Indianapolis Netrs.
Do YOU think have forgotten the day
carried him at my breast,
Many fair children Eve loved since then,
But l think that loved him best,
For he was our iirst-born child, John,
And have not the heart or will
To love him less; whatever may come
He's my boy still.
| remember when he was a little lad,
How he used to climb on my knee;
How proud we We're of his beauty,
OF his wit and his mimicry,
And | know quite well he's u man now,
With wild stubborn will
But whatever he is to you, John,
He's my boy still!
He was just like the sunshine about the house
In the days of his happy youth;
You know that we said with ali his faults
He had courage and love and truth.
And though he has wandered far away,
I'd rather you would say no ILL.,
He is sure to come back to his mother;
He's my boy still!
I know there was never a kinder heart,
And I can remember to-day
How often he went with me apart
And knelt at my knee to pray.
And the man will do as the boy did,
Sooner or later he will.
The Bible is warrant for that; so
He's my boy still!
A mother can feel where she can't see,
She is wiser than any sage;
My boy was trained in the good old way,
l shall certainly get my wage.
And though he has wandered away,
And followed his wayward will,
know whatever, wherever he it is,
He's my boy still
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
Two Court-Martials.

A general court martial has been appointed,
to meet at Fort Sidney, Neb., on Wednesday,
December IA, for the trial of such persons as
may be properly brought before it. The de-
tail for the court is as follows: Captain
Stone, First Lieutenant Duncan, Fist Lieu
tenant Williams, First Lieutenant Bonesteel,
First Lieutenant Parke, Second Lieutenant
Herman, Second Lieutenant Palmer, Second
Lieutenant Parmerter Second Lieutenant
Brooke, Twenty-trst infantry, Judge advo-
cate
Another court-martial has been appointed
to meet at Fort Laramie, Wyo, on Thursday,
December 49, for the trial of such persons as
may be properly brought before it, The de-
tail of the court is: Captain Comba, Captain
Kirkland. Captain Williams, Captain Reed,
Captain Brechemin, First Lieutenant Robin
son, First Lieutenant Booth, First Licutcn-
ant johnson, First Lieutenant Frederick,
Second Lieutenant Howell, Second Lieutcn-
ant Mclvcr, First Lieutenant Charles A.
WOrden, adjutant Seventh infantry, judge
advocate,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

IT is lamentable fact that the high
school building is not yet provided with
fire escapes. This is u matter of great
Importance, and those clothed with au-
thorlty should see that ample provisions
for escape, in case Of fire, are at once
secured. Parents justly feel uneasy to
know that their children are IN the top
room of u four-story building, wholly
without protection should q fire occur.
1t was never intended that the building
should be occupied until this important
defect was remedied, and why any time
should be wasted in rendering the
building safe. is question that cannot
be honestly answered. Parents have u
right to demand that their children's S
lives are not placed in jeopardy; the
scholars should know that they are
perfectly safe in the event of conha-
grafton. The school officials are tardy
in the execution of their duty in pro-
longing this matter. What is wanted,
and at.once, is system of safe and SIM
pie fire escape so that a boy or girl
could get out of the building if neces-
sary without imperiling life. There
have been steps taken in this direction
we understand. But no time should be
lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
Using Them for Everything.

Potter Magerus, residing at Dol johns
son avenue, Brooklyn, Il. d., N. y,
says:
During the last eighteen years have
been using over fifty Allcock's Plasters
year in my family. / have found thom
most perfect external remedy. They
have repeatedly cured me OF rheuma-
tsm, To which am subject every win
ter. They have cured me of pains in
the sides and back three times. My
wife, children and mother-in-law tell
me Allcock's Plasters are the best REM
edy ever made, so agreeable, so cer-
tain. | know they have cured my wife
OF pains in the back and severe cough.
My mother-in-law has been cured OF u
most severe cold, which threatened to
turn into pneumonia by Allcock's Plas-
ters. PETER .MAOEkUs. p
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

The New York World has made special
inquiry at Washington among the states
men composing the Fiftieth congress,
and it finds, to say the least, widely
varied and divergent opinions concern
ing some of the important issues of the
day. For instance, among the repub-
licans, in the choice of president, there
are forty non-committal; twenty-five
favor Blaine; seventeen are in favor of
nominees of the convention without in
dividual choice; Sherman has but eight
expressed admirers; Harrison two;
Gresham sone; Robinson of Massa-
chusetts one, while four express them
selves as opposed to Blaine.
Seven of these republican statesmen
favor Cleveland's tariff ideas while
sixty-nine oppose them and nineteen
are non-commital. Nine are for tariff
reform while thirty-eight favor revenue
reform in some way. In the list thirty
four are non-commital concerning the
subject while twenty-three are emphat-
ieally against any change.
In the democratic camp ninety-three
favor Cleveland's tariff ideas, fourteen
are non-commital and six are opposed
to them. For tariff reform only, fifty
nine members favor it, while ten are for
revenue reform as we'll. For tariff and
revenue reform thirty-one members
will paw the ambient air and eight of
them will be Indifferent. Against any
change, whatever, eight stalwart demo-
Gratis stand pledged to fight to that end.
So it will be seen that unless there is
radical change little else can be looked
for except wrangle and division on
all subjects of Importance. Concerning
a tariff reform, with the combined
strength ef republicans and democrats,
something favorable to the people will
be effected.
The American congress, like the
American legislatures, offer little satis-
faction except to lobbyists and venal
members who barter the rights of their
constituents for mess of pottage for
their own table. The Fiftieth congress,
| like its predecessors, will bear but little
| If any legitimate fruit.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
Horse an' Horse,

"Shake you for the drinks, john"
"Go you once, if lose"
High or poker dice!'
"Poker--first dash out of the box, and
horses"
"Let her CO. Gallagher"
This little dialogue took place between
John Huffman u saloon keeper, corner Thir-
tccnth and Williams streets, and Frank
Bashcrs, an alrround-man of the first ward.
The lattcrs challenge to shake for the drinks
was accepted and the box began to vbrate
Horse on you," remarked John, as he
threw out three As, which beat Bashcr's two
pair.
'Kercct," replied Frank.
Again they threw.
"Horsc and horse" coocd Bashers.
"Horsc and" asscntcd John.
just here dispute arose about a"cock" die.
First it was words, next curses, and finally
blows. Huffman was first at bat, and he hit
Bashers grounder. Then Basher's brother
,Iim who was in the audience, hit Huffman
with club, and after pounding him Tor three
singles, n double, and home run, John
rolled over and prepared to die. The en-
thusiasm attracted the police, and shortly
the patrol wagon. Huffman was taken to
the hospital and Bashers to the central sta
tion. The other Bashers escaped. The
game will be continued today, with
Judge Berka as umpire.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

THERE is crying demand IN many
cities, both east and west, to rid COM
munities OF quack doctors. Laws are
enacted to prohibit bungling surgeons
and stupid physicians from practic-
ing; but the laws remain in the stat
ute books, and quacks multiply. A
competent doctor soon makes reputa-
tiOn in his legitimate practice. A
quack or mountebank is also soon found
out. If persons insist upon giving en-
ployment to unprofessional blacksmiths
who violate law and assist in debauch-
ing the morals of young men and
women, the respectable elements OF
communities should, in their own way
and season, rid themselves OF the un.
couth vultures.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

THE council at its last session in
structed the city clerk to advertise for
several pieces of land for park purposes,
none to be less than ten or more than
1000 acres. This is promising step
which will be approved by all classes Of
citizens. Omaha ought to have two or
three additional parks, and the time to
get them is now, when the required
land can be secured for less >money
than it will bring in the future. Mean
time it would be we'll to make provision
for properly improving the fine natural
park Omaha now possesses, which with
moderate expenditure could be made
most inviting and delightful resort.
This park question is a very important
one that will in time deserve more OF
the public attention than 1t has yet re-
ceived. .
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
Died in a Hotel.

Mrs. ]. r. Raymond, aged thirty-three
years and nine months, died at the Windsor
hotel shortly after 10 O'Clock last hight in the
presence of her husband and son. Last
Thursday night Mrs. Raymond and her son
Joined her husband at the Windsor, having
come on from Jancsville, o., for the purpose
of locating in California. Upon her arrival
at the hotel she was taken sick and DR.. Bul-
lard was summoned. As her condition did
not improve, DIR. Cofrman was called in and
he did everything in his power to save the life
of the unfortunate woman, but of no avail,
death claiming her at the time above spcci-
fed The remains will be buried in this city
and the proprietors OF the Windsor are doing
everything in their power to assist Mr. Ray
niond in his sad misfortune.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
The Engineers Reply.

To the Editor Of the BEE: An article mp.
peared in your paper of the 9th inst. headed
"A Conflict of Authority" purporting to give
an account of difficulties between Mr.. Burns,
agent at Council Bluffs, and the engineers
and firemen, etc, etc. l wish to state as
far as the engineers are concerned that the
whole article is a base fabrication and q
falsehood. Engineers do not do their busi-
ness through the papers, and hereafter any
article appearing without the signature of
the chief Of the division, may be considered
as false. JonN NJ BiEKs.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

A SYNDICATE has been formed in
Omaha for the purpose of building a
system of fre-proof market houses.
That Omaha is in need of such build
ings, has long been admitted. Whether
the present syndicate is given permis-
sion by the council, makes no material
difference. What the city must do is
to ascertain what is best for her own in
terests and grant the privilege accord
Inn
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

Or is again reported that the scheme
of the Omaha & Yankton railroad is to
be re vived. We should be very glad to
welcome any practical steps for the ac-
complishment of this project, which we
have not doubt would be a profitable
enterprise to Omaha and to all those in
terested in IL, but naked rumors as to
what somebody is said to be contem-
plating have lost their power 10 excite
enthusiasm.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1887

cutting down foreign wages, while az the
same time it greatly increases the cost of
corresponding American goods. The foreign
workmen, ground down to mere pittance in
wages, pour into this country rs a result, and
the effect is to reduce wages here.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

A NATIONAL convention OF BARRIERS is
in session at Buffalo. In allowing Buff
falo to capture this national convention
Kansas City lost the opportunity of u
life time.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

cials of the Northwestern railway are
interested. in the find and will tap the
oil fields next spring in case the develop
ment work prosecuted this winter re-
suited favorably.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-09

If the report is true that natural gas
has been found at Nebraska City, that
towns future is assured. In the mean
time let US have figures to prove that
there is no mistake.